Stefan D.
Plant Engineer
- Role
- Plant Engineer at LUFKIN INDUSTRIES
- Location
- Claremore, OK, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stefan D.
Operations and manufacturing leader with 25+ years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry, driving measurable results through plant leadership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. Proven track record of building high‑performing teams, strengthening safety culture, and optimizing end‑to‑end manufacturing processes.Expertise includes manufacturing operations management, P&L ownership, performance optimization, cost reduction, and materials management, with hands‑on leadership across customer service, business management, and shop‑floor execution. Extensive experience in product and process design, capacity planning, and cross‑functional collaboration to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) performance.Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB) with a strong focus on Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, value stream mapping, and standard work. Known for translating strategy into execution, leading change, and delivering sustainable improvements across complex manufacturing environments.Leadership focus areas include team development, accountability, continuous improvement culture, operational discipline, and data‑driven decision making.
Experience
Plant Engineer
Sep 2021 — Present · Claremore, OK, US
Education
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
Licensed Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
1993 — 1998
Skills
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Strategic Communications
- Organizational Development
- Six Sigma
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Kaizen
- 5s
- Quality Management
- Manufacturing
- Operations Management
- Process Improvement
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Engineering
- Operational Excellence
- Dmaic
- Fmea
- Quality Systems
- Sap
- Spc
- Problem Solving
- Engineering
- Black Belt
- Erp
- Budgeting
- Ms Project
- Manufacturing Management
- Coaching
- Smed
- Business Process Improvement
- Leadership
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Minitab
- Quality System
- Iso
- Toyota Production System
- Budgets
- Engineering Management
- Factory
- Industrial Engineering
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